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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03

one such company founded by
credulous phllanthrOpist, he would soon
he 8 bankrupt, and the narroWheaos
would have their laugh, but 1t is not so.
Thsre SIRE, as has been shown, many such
companies, and the president of one OF
the LARGEST and most enterprising ones
told me Yesterday that out Of l2,OOO |
risks in 1886 there were only lO4 cases OF
incubation, not all of which by any means
were distinctly and wholly criminal.
UWho paws for this-the companies or
the EMPLOYEES, and do you give bond Tor
all in lump, lust as they come, thleVes
and honest men and all, without
scrn,inV?n These were the natural
questions.
Sometimes the companies pay for the
Guarantees, it seems, and sometimes the
emn}oves pay. In other cases an
arrangement is made by which master
and man share and share alike IN the
| expense.
Frequently railroad company, tired OF
! the uncertainties and defects OF the OLD
| Observation-Disclosures -system
resolves to do away with it and suostl-
! t1te the new and purely business Ike
plan. 1t goes to the bonding company
and makes a contract covering all ell
ployes who handle the money OF the com
many. The bonding company sendS d
printed blank, very like the applicants
| formula for a life insurance company,
to each empIoye, and he writes
out the answers and sends II oach
In his replies he gives references as TO MS
character and the names OF former eul-
blowers. 1t would be very helpful, II ne
shonId ever turn out to be dishonest, to
have had him send his photograph ana
close pbysical description OF himself, pu'
these the bonding company may not asR
,, him for. It has no right to presume Ina
he will some day be dishonest. AS tnt
flled-out formulas come in, the BOND
ing company investigates each mans
, references very carefully. NOV
and then it is obliged to notlf!
the employing corporation that 1t VII
. not give bond for this, that or the otne
> man because his references have not peer
= satisfactory. 1t is fair to presume Ina
, in such cases the unfortunate are us
charged, but their discharge is not asked
9 for by the insurance people. Tney sim
;, ply refuse to be responsible III SUI
cases.
The moment there is shortage IN I'd
accounts of the bonded employe the EN-
nlover notifies the insurance compahie
- and that company pays the amount OF tn
q loss. In all cases of dishonesty or douo
:. the first thing the bonding company doe
v is to pay the claim of the loser. Then
. goes for the thief. In ninetY-nine case
=. out of hundred he has not run ava!
v away. This is 8 curious discovery
!; this new business. He has been extraV'
. cant or pressed by some demand he coul
= not meet, and he has drawn 500 or S5l
= or $1,000, expecting to put it back betol
-e his accounts were examined. The exam
,e ination has come sooner than ne cou
,e prepare for it, and he is caught. In SUE
y. cases the bonding company sometlm
is saws. ssPay that money back to-morro
~ morning and we will not prosecute"
re- that event, the mans father, or broth
" sar nearest friend raises the none
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03
How Bousscault Keeps Youag.

From IntervIewin Philadelphia Press'
teDfd l read an account of how l trans
formed myself from an elderly gentleman
of sixty-four into a boy of twenty YES
the writer drew on hin Imagination for
his facts. He was never present in my
dressing room-where no one is ever
admitted-for 1 employ neither valet
nor dresser but wait on myself. l never
leave nv room until the overture mas
commenced. 1t takes me Just seven min
utes to complete the traL Storm atlon.
nse no 'get-up' Whatever, excepting the
costume and wig. II require no grease
paint, no disguise of cosmetic KIND, II :
because l have been all my life temper,
ate man, never indulging in excess Of
env kind. l never was 'tipsy' N my
life. Therefore, Drink writes Nc
wrinkles on my aged brow
ALWAYS rice hungry from the table 30
nv waist is the sane, thirty-one inches
around in measurement, as when l was
nineteen. am as erect, plant, active
and untiring as ever, because temperate:
and moderation have preserved a SOUND
Irish constitution, sound teeth IN my
head and healthy stomach. MY
club is my library, where the coz
versation of SHAKESPEARE, VOltaire, SheL
dan. Swift and Dante seem preferable u
the silly chatter of tie smoking room
When want society prefer the coLVe-
sation of bright women, who DO not asa
me to take drink every five minutes
whose ideas are fresh and whose IanguaS'
is clean and not secondhand stun
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03
BONDS FOR EMPLOYEES.
MilIiaus Risked on Mans Honesty by
SOulIess OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Against Dishonesty OF Emp eyes,
A NovsI insurance Business Which Has
Grown in Recent Years-Ihe thsu'
rance Against Thieves.
New York Star

Unnn p man can be insured against
had dinner or g day of tisherman's LUCK
the full scope and possibility OF the lnSur-
eDcd business will have been reached
az more important calamities the insur-
onces ot to-day take pretty thorough
cognizqpce. Having insured my house
hold furniture against fire and taken
mt motley on my life, can
tor ouarter of q dollar or so DAY
snticinate the dangers of any eXpedltlon
nav send me on, Mr.. Editor, though
Torbens there are none that are greater
tbon tho chances of being hit on the
head nv falling brick or the descending
cI1b Of a New York policeman
RrookIvn furniture dealer Ostentatously
5isnJa1s this cheerful sign Oh
enrino matteress in his window
mOnn-+hiTd of your life is spent IN oeo' -
It recalls Mark Twain's discovery InaC
most deaths occur in bed. But we can
hasr the terrors of any bed except the
creakinq one that the servant girl always
sieens on with an accident policy oy the
10, or year. as well as by lie policy.
Ard. NOWADAYS, if our servant girl wishes
n OFFSET the dangers that beset her sne
NAV get a life policy by pin money weekly
an men, except they be OF one partlcu,
iarns+ionality, can insure the WINDOWS
- +beir stores or houses IN the pIalt
oi.So insurance companies that have re-
6ontIv srrung up. OF course Cnlnamen
GRO barred from this protection, 1or IL It
q nrinciple deep seated as renglou'
convection with the American smaIl %.
that It is q duty to smash ChlnAIna!
window. Furthermore, we can no" III
enre ourselves against boiler explosion
- Comnanies established for that pur
pose. -,.,-cu ~, All
THE NEWEST INSURANCE oF ALL
d tbe most Interesting, howeyer-prlhcl
1oIIv because it is the newest, suspeC'
f "a insurance against thieves
know of no more cheering sign IN III
oornInercieI skies of to-day than the es
tohIisbment of these companies. l know
o4nothino so creditable to humanity
- grpet success. l know OF no pre-
sentation that so concluslVely anu hat
contradicts the pessimists ana sfowl l,.
Who imagiue humanity to be retrogfsqll
end morality to be waning, tnah Jug az
mai report of companies Tor tne yea
1nsf closed. To use homely, eGpressi,S
nhrase. these concerns gRmo4e On y
honesty of man. They are based on u
swnnosition that the average lnan IS no.
est, and that the bulk Of humanity
made ND of men and women VINO w
not steal. If the pesslmlst we
Tight and there was mere
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03

moves the goods. If the suit is won OF
the creditor the insurance companies
meets the Judgment and Stewart pays the
amount back TO them with commission
added.
This branch of the business is a mere
turning over of capital and begetting OF
dollars, but there is a great deal more
than that in the giving of bonds for clerks
an cashiers on slender commission, IN
the calm and cheerful belief that the
average man is honest and the thief IS a
rare execution,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03
Dress Goods.

20 Combination Suits at 1915 and $780, worth $500 and
$3.50
81 pieces Nuns Yelling at 1Oc, worth l5c
nieces Nuns Yelling, all colors, l6$c, worth 2Oc'
20 pieces figured Nuns Yelling at zoe, worth 25c'
X nieces figured Canvas Cloth at l5c, worth 25c
Ok ieas swool Abaros in all the shades, at &c.,
worth Csc.
so pieces new Satteen at lOc, 15c and 25c.
7oo iaces Oriental Laces from inches to ~ inches wide
50 pieces Oriental Allover
% pieces Spanish Guipure Lace Eoglng allo' anu
bouncing to match.
iaces Cbantly Lace alover and fOuncing to match
~ ieces Escural Lace slover and ouncing to match
IN n,eces 4Snch French Costume Net, in cream white
b bue and pink These are novelties entirely new and
very stylish. SI.OO per yard.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03
BIaine's Physical PrOwess.

At the fort DIR. Mudd made an exam
ination of Mr.. Bleine's lungs and then
said to Colonel Coppinger and Mr.. Kerens
in an undertone: "He'n come out all
right; he's strong enough for prize
Aghter.n Mr.. Blaine heard the latter part
of the sentence and remarked: "Coppin-
ger, perhaps, after all, have mistaken
nv vocation. Doctor, am too old to
train 2D
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03
He Will Doubtless Succeed.

The Mexican Congress is now engaged
in debating a constitutional amendment
which will permit President Disz to be
his own successor. 1t is believed tnaL aS
8 successor DiRZ will be success.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03

The American Grocer says the corn
pack of 1886 was 1,704,7S5 cases, OF
twenty-four cans each, against 1,Oo2,l'4
csns in 1885.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03

Philadelphia capitalists have invested
nearly $3.50, 900 in southwest Vlrglal'
mining enterprises.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03
White Goods.
IT'S first of May Tomorrow novelties White Goods and Lawns ~
counter grand display elegant styles
WE MENTION A FEW ITEMS.


WE MENTION A FEW ITEMS.
ctoraLa 123 5c 2Oc ana Zoc
aIinena 5c 4Ocand oOc
hockp at IS5%
c20c25 4D GrandTn o
n imported
egoodsca
ort Nalooksat 2c 26c S9e
FrenhC the randes proou0Snn
prce-1Oc 3c and l5c
WIDTHS ncneS-
and pdkadot l5c
soft the touch as s anu
beautiful, inpat ern 4oc
lace block NuH an0
Swiss coofed hgueS 0'' '
SOC and7 C p
HnenD in neat oHoe
Styles Al 25c worh4
eIinenLa a
We close this list with the following SPECAL-
TY so pieces blue pink large block plaid India
linen 30 inches wide at 15c, worth Csc per YARD
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-01

The Tarhoro Southe,ner wants to
know why We don't pitch iuto Hill
for appointing Ar kcll.
For the infOrmatiun and edifiCa-
ton Of our esteemed contemporary.
we will say that Governor Hill did
his con >titutlOna', legal and offic a
duty IN appointing . Republican on
the Rail Road Commission. He
could not have done otherwise w t
out violating his oath of office and
the statutory laws of the State OF
New York. The difference between
David b. HUI and Grover Cleve.
land is this, David B. Hill always,
without exception, appoints Demo
Gratis when it is left to his JUDGMENT
and discretion, while Grover CIeye-
land, left to his in igment and discre-
ton would as soon appoint Reput,-
llca n or negro, as Democrat. Da-
vld Il. Till never has appo ntcd Il r.
publican IN preference TO a Demo.
crat when tue law left it to his 4 ..
| erection. while Grover Cleveland has
not only appointed many Republic
cans to the best paying and most r..
sponslble positions in the coultr
but has retained tO7 period of ovnt
two years no than sixty thousand
Republicans in office and is sill r,
tanning them to the exclusion Of
that number of Democrats. while 10
had the constitutional legal and
official power to remove them and
still has the power but has ,ersist.
emily declined to use that power ami
SO far as we are informed still de
cllnes to use 1T, or allow his stooj
pigeons, the members of his Cabinet
to exercise it. David B. Hill is q
square democrat, stands erect and
Is not ashamed because he is q
Democrat. While Grover Clevelano
Is a twisted rectangular Democra,
and prefers TO straddle the f nee %
that he can in any emergency turn
either Democrat, Muewump. or Re,
publican as may suit his PURPOSE.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-01
RE CONSISTENT.

On lhe stump before the PEOPLE
all the nominees Of the party are
simon pure, unadulterated Demo.
Gratis. If a fellow is an indepen-
dent he is, to listen to his declars-
tons, simon pure Democrat. If
better, trimmer, a Mngwump or
civil service reformer or q protec-
ZIONIST, It Is all the Same if he wants
office at the hands Of Democracy,
In fact office seekers are all things
to all men. In ante tpllum days if q
man declared himself Ii Democrat or
n Wing, you could alw"ys locate
him or any hati0nal question, the
lines were drawn AM his policy
known before his election. Not so
now. A fellow claims to be a Dem.
"rrat, breaches his Democracy en-
t. Ntn'nps through the press and 1T
the fireside, but as soon as he culls
tbe Democracy and secures his elec>
ton, lie lays ASIDE his Democracy
until the next election, when he
81 rings forth the very quintescence
OF Democracy purified and refined
by nOn-usage. We are sick and
tired of such Democracy. We are
disguised with Sunday Democracy
Dire ssed up in stud horse apparel.
We want some every day Democ a
cy, some that will keep comp any
with fellow after he gets III Office.
that will not desert him as soon as
n gets in Congress. Yes we would
like to hear of Democracy coming
t. the front that was not ashame !
of itself, ard that wsuli stick to a
/ low While speaking and vut NJ,
mad not q, Ser: INN even wLIl,
a> erp. Bob Tay Tor, tes Bob, We
k"'w HIM in Congress in 10 and so
IL came fir IN an old u hig fam:I
'nd >lncc tie war m st ot his folks
have been Republicans. Bob claimed
u he Democrat out OF whole ,lJh.
lie was sent 10 Congress and il roa
tue o called Democratic Governor
OF tennessee. The issue in the
ann al4n was the BAR Bill or no
Blair Bill. The Republicans en-
d"rsed the Blair BIZ. the Democrats
'enounced it, Bob, the Governor de-
n"uuc"d 1t all over the Site and
was elected hs % 900 majority over
MS brother who endorsed it. A,
>o"n ss elected and inaugurated he
urned traitor TO the platform upon
which he ran, TO The Eemocrac,
which made him Governor and came
out IN favor Of the Blair Bill. Such
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-01

treason is simply Intolorahle. Yet
this is fair SAMPLE of the Demo
Gratis who have been put in effice
since the war. One sO-callrd Demo
Graf in this State took an election
to the United States State from t e
hands of tie Republican party.
against tie Will Cf lie Demo
cratic party and its custom from
tim, out Of mind. In New JERSEY
the O,her day sO-Cailed Democrat
was elected to tue United Sizes
Senate by The Republican party
With the aid we be ie,e of two or
three so-callrd Dem Ocrafs. In Hi
nois last year two sO-called ID mo-
cra;s prevented a Democrat from h,-
inc elected L. 5. Senator instead OF
a Rel ublicqn. And We might name
hundreds of similar cases, vet all
this IS st, led simon pure Democracy
AID receives the plaudIts aud ell
doGsement of the sC-c4Iled DemOcra-
CIV Of modern times. And il fei~
low has the III anhoOd and courage to
denOunce such Treason to party feal-
ty, he is at once put down as sore
head AMI g-um and Denounced
as a disorganizer. We have no hes
ltancy in asserting that we Lave no
faith Whatever in such Democracy ,
w. would lot trust 1t in Sheol
| f there was an, rivers, rail roads,
national banks, bondhulders, FEEDER
alists or OlectiOhists there, and
we pre- une the place is full. q We
Us straight Republican or 3 straight
/ Democrat always. You can always
locate them and know where to find
them but these milk and C der, slip
shOd- Mugwump, would take office
from Ell, her-side class of politicians
can not be relied upon or trusted
anywhere or located upon any lead
ing issue. They ALWAYS tlopdoodIe
whenever it will serve their selfish
purposes, Take for instance the
seven stool pigeons in Washing.
ton. Never did seven slaves obey
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-01
The President and Mayor
Harrison.

9Th. letter Of Mayor Harrison, in which
he alleges that the Administration has
ihteIl ered with the election of Mayor OF
Chicago, is looked upon with the utmost
indifference at the White House. N
Y. Sdf.
Very likely. Every Thing Demo
cratic is Looked upon with thu ut
most indiff, renee at the White
Hous4 iy Mr.. Clevtla land, In two
years from last November Carter
Harrison and five hundred thousand
Democrats will look upon Grover
Cleyeiani with jhe utmost inditf r.
eti.e. If de boss thinks he can
ride ruff shod over all lie dissatisfied
Democrats in de next campo g wi
"the utmost indifference" He ;naHgh,
as veil change his mind and lis tao
tics, while de sun do shiLe, for il
cant he did"
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-01
Cleveland the ONLY Man.

".HHnrf Wattsrs1h Of the fsu,'t'pt jrur-
nal, nOtw Outstanding his severe criticisms
on Cleveland'S administration. has come
to the conc uSiOn that he is the ONLY man
that can lie ad the party to victory next
year. In aP interview published in the
u ieago i5tbate, Mr.. Watterson Says
II do not believe there Is the slightest
chance of the Democratic party winning
i,est teat unless it does. nominate Mr.,
Cleveland. He is the oni Y man that cah.
under present conditions, carry the party
to victory, ! don't see how they are 20
ing to get around it. They must take him
it will be to some perhaps like a dose
of medicine, but then, as the quack says.
1t is my compound or death =
How long will it be before Bro. Hitch
in of the Scot and Neck DEMOCRAT will
come to the same conclusion New
Berne Journal.
When men swallow swords, bayc-
nets and bowie knives as pur5atives
Yes, in a Thousand years or never
OF when the l"n ind LAM lie down
tO4c Their.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-01

Treasurer Buin's decision will
amount to very little if the drum
meIs and guaho men refuse to take
them cut. If we VIZ a Sheriff, ne
would not demand of any drummer
bis license, nor would we arrest one
for "tf"Iing or selling his goods with
out II e.. Mr.. Bin has not the
ri5nt mora ly or legally 10 demand
that til uncons i ut.Onli atut, b.
oh we'd. No Sheriff has any sort OF
r'Eht 10 ar est q MAJ for lis VIOLA
non. Is the dvLy of every offite
of III. St:t' t comply with the de
cislnn Of the Supreme Court OF the
y. :. There new W : a q ubt as
30 the uuconsti utiOnality OF the
drunmers' tax no. as tO the guanO
tax. 1t i Democratic, just, right
'onS and above al, things. 1t gives a
death stroke with a sleGge hammer
to that great II tnbuS and fraud, the
AgrictitnraI De, nrtment and to the
still greater hlImbug, fraud, swindle
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-01

and cortr' ua'ious. w read "i
new Snuth ~ have not seen u, nor
10 w wait t, see it ar the man WHO
has seen L l. en- on ' he seen
through degradation. loss OF mar
hood and al utter s.-h"rranct oil TIE
grandeur and notl ~ oil our Ei"l'-
on, and notle torelathcr.. We IoNe
the oil South, it, memories 1t, gi"r-
Il :. its houors. lis y.r,ues. Is pa
triut,.m ami its stupendouS greai-
ness gnauImitv ChflVsIrA, cl\II
lzation ami Cinlstlan virtues a..
tor these same reasons We IoNe Tue
principles OF the ID mocr."l'
artY ami We would -
soon forget the one as tie tn" .
Ihry are both Iudlsp rhsarie [" IN
success OF the Democratic parry
and Ne can dispense with tue one -
"aSltA a W Tie other' We "Ah
no aew plluc'plcs or 10 we want any
new South. We Shall never reto-
nize el,hcr. The achievements, th'
glories and the mem 'rl-s ol the OLD
South and the old party Is ali VT
demand aud they are ample Tor al
purposes in this life, Let every 'ru'
Southern son adhere aud tIlng 1t
he ola south ana the olo party
lhlS IS the surest anu BEST mode L
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-01
TIE NEW YORK Gus TOBE
HOUSE.

Why is it that the Custom House
IN New York is not cleanei ou1 from
foUndat ion stone tO turret? No one
but the Lord and Grover Cleveland
knows. His own special organs, tn,
y. Y. 81 u among tIem, have bee
and are still It, handing its re0rgani-
zati0n. charging and showing frauds
of the grossest kind, daily in the
differentiation, 10y the assessors and
appraisers all Of whom are Repub-
icans, of the importatl"ns The
government is losing mill Us month
ly by these frauds ana Grover Cle>'-
land knows il. The VIII lie Treasury
department is saturated with frauds
on 3he revenues OF the country, aud
the customs branch Of this depart
ment is a cesspool of ro)tenne5s that
otinks in every honest mas nos
trlls, and yet Grover Ciev, lanl and
his stool pigeons are as uhcOncerntd
as If the day OF jubilee was at hand
and they had Ten notified b. tie
arch angel that they would occupy
the most exalted seats in the, pearly
city al the right band Of the king Of
Kings. Why this in Inference 10 the
honest imrOrte s, to the revenues
and To a faithful administration Of
the laws? No one living but Cleye-
lard can tell. The honest imports
ers have been driven out of business
OF bankrupted by this system of un~
/ dervalu ttIon hy these corrupt Off
Gals. for the benefit of the dIshon-
est importers. Homes. business
men who would not stoop to bride
! the officials have been compelled in
selt-defense TO quit the Business OF
importing goods lrom foreign coun-
tries. The corrupt importer brings
in $1,000 600 in wooden goods: by q
s> stem OF differentiation his good s
are valuec at ollv $3,9OO,O00. An
honest importer brings in the same
amount of goods and invoices them
at s. 100000 The dish0nest i'm
porter invoices his $5,O00.00J worth
Of goods at S3,000,O00 They both
pay sixty-nlne per cent Tariff. TIE
honest importer pays the govern
ment SIS, 10000 Tariff, the dlshoneot
mlorter pays the government So,
100000 Tarif,a clear profit and stea
of the dishonest Importer of II, $50
900 over tue honest Importer tC
start with in the markets of this
country. Honest men can't live
where thieves prosper, yet they Sly
Grover Cleveland i honest. He
and he ehly, can put stop to this.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-01

1t is a great mistake. ant sur
p:ising that intelligent men AZ
il, to cultivate thI:tv acres o. poor
land to the horse. Take tie aver>
age LAND in this community, and ten
acres MANFRED will make more than
thirty worked as the Averaged farm
er works il. Ii is an absolute waste
of time, added expense, and in
Justice to ones self aud cruelty TO
animals to cultivate thirty acres q
OLr lands with one horse. The
horse would last twice as long, we
would save half tac expense. the
re,tei land would enhance ten per
c.nt IN value, If we would only
cultivate fifteen acres to the LOrsc.
But We know We could I'll make
more money if we would plant just
One-;hird VIVA we now plant all
manure that third highly add Guilty
ate it perfectly ard save it ne.tly.
If you int nded to plant thirty acres
in Co; ton or any other number OF
4crts cut it down to just onc-tI IT
aud put all tie manures In that
third, dispense with half the eX-
pens,s two-thirds the horses SER
vice, LIT two-t birds Your lard rest
or sow It in oats, and make more
cotton than on the thirty acres. This
is Our adv ice, this IS Our plan this
We shall do this year.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-01

We prefer Democrat pure and
simple who is proud because he Is
one, ard Las no favor to asl from tie
enemy AMI none to show. But We
Will have no quarrel with our breth.
rem who prefer the other kind Of
mongrel monstrosities, every II An to
his taste As Sherman said 10y
his acts when lie left a white loci
to 90 to coioFed one.